Rigid carcass-dehairing drum



1. w.-KoHLHEPP. mam cA'HcAss DEHMRING DRUM. APPLICATION FILED DEC-5,19l9.

Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

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JOHN "W1 KOHLHEPP,

0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 ALLBRIGHT-NLL COMIANY, A. CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

RIGID CARCASSDEHAIRING DRUM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1,1921.

Application led December 5, 1919. Serial No. 342,759.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. Korrnrrnrr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rigid Carcass-Dehairing Drums; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theysame, reference being had to theaccornpanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates more particularly to an improved form of a rigid carcass scrap- 'tatably mounted casses disposed ing and dehairing drum adapted to be roto clean and dehair carthereof,

It is an object of this invention to provide a rigid rotatable carcass scraping drum.

Another obj ect of the invention is the construction of a carcass cleaning drum wherein rigid rims are positioned adjacent one another and have scraping blades secured thereon.

It is also an object of the invention to construct a carcass cleaning drum wherein bearing members are rigidly connected together by connecting members on which rigid scraper blade carrying rims are secured adiacent one another.

A further obiect of the invention is to construct a rigid-rotatable carcass cleaning device wherein one ot a plurality of connected concentric rigid rims has scraper blades secured thereon.

It is furthermore an object of this invention to construct a rotatable rigid scraper drum having a rigid inner framework for supporting scraper blade carrying rigid rims adjacent one another.

It is an important object of this invention to provide a carcass cleaning drum wherein rigidv scraping mechanisms are rigidly mounted on angle members connecting rigid pulley wheels.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the drawings and specification.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

in the field of operation lange to be rigidly the remaining flanges are 0n the drawings Figure l is a central longitudinal section taken through a rigid carcass dehairing drum embodying the principles of this in- Ventron.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail section Vtaken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3. v y

As shown on the drawings The rigid carcass cleaning and dehairing drum comprises a shaft l, having keyed or otherwise secured thereon, pulley wheels 2. Rigidly connecting` the rims of the pulleys 2, to form a rigid hub or support, are a plurality of spaced parallel angle bars 3, the ends of one iiange of each of which is cut away to permit the ends of the remaining bolted or otherwise se the pulleys 2. The cut are disposed to proiect as shown in Fig. 2, while disposed at right angles to the spokes of the pulleys 2.

Ri gidly secured by bolts 4 and 5. or other suitable means to the peripheral flanges of the angle bars 3, are a plurality of adjacently disposed spaced rigid cleaning, massagingaor scraping rims 6, all of which form the rigid scraping drum. The rigid metal rims 6. are flat and have riveted or otherwise secured on the outer peripheral sur-n face thereof a4 plurality of circumferentially disposed metal scraper blades 7, the free ends of which are. curved outwardly and may be of any desired length. A rigid scraping drum is thus produced-adapted to be rotatably mounted and driven by any suitable source of power for dehairing and cleaning carcasses disposed in the field of operation thereof.

I am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

1; A carcass scraping drum comprising rigid supporting rims. and rigid scraping rim members secured therearound.

detail section cured to the rims of flanges of the bars 2 radially inwardly` invention` and I therefore do y 'a shaft, rigid scraping Ybers between said Wheels 2.' A carcass scraping device comprising a plurality of connected concentric vrigid Vmembers, and scraping means on one of said members 3. A carcass scraping drum comprising spaced rigid vscraping wheels, rigid members rigidly connecting said Wheels together, and aV plurality of rigid scraping means secured to said members adjacent one another inv spaced relation to form intermediate rigid scraping wheels.

4f. A carcass dehairing drum comprising Wheels secured on the endsthereoit', a plurality oi' rigid niembersconnecting said Wheels together, and rigid scraping rims secured to said memand adjacent one another in snaced'relation to afford rigid intermediate scraping wheels.

5. A carcass cleaning device comprising a hub, spokes integral therewith. a rigid inner rim integrally formed on said spokes, a

rigid outer rim concentric with said rigid inner rim, rigid means securing said rims together, and scraping members mounted on said rigid outer rim.

carcass scraping` device comprising` connected co-axial rigid rims, and scraping members secured to the outermost rim.

carcass scraping` drum comprising a rigid shaft, rigid pulleys secured thereon in spaced relation, angle bars rigidly connecting said pulleys together, a plurality of rigid rims rigidly Secured to said angle bars in spaced relation adjacent One another, and scraper blades rigidly secured pcripherally on each of said rigid rims.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence oi' two subscribing Witnesses:

J OHN W. KOHLHEPP,

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. HILLS, Jr. EARL M. HARDLNE. 

